Muốn ăn mật ngọt lấy chồng Bình Hào, muốn ăn khoai ngon lấy chồng làng Khấn
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To get something desirable, one must accept its drawbacks
Để có được điều mong muốn, phải chấp nhận nhược điểm của nó
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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Muốn ăn mật ngọt lấy chồng Bình Hào, muốn ăn khoai ngon lấy chồng làng Khấn” mean?
To get something desirable, one must accept its drawbacks Literally: Want to eat sweet honey, marry a man from Binh Hao, want to eat delicious sweet potato, marry a man from Khanh village
Is “Muốn ăn mật ngọt lấy chồng Bình Hào, muốn ăn khoai ngon lấy chồng làng Khấn” formal or informal?
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